Horse dies in collision between truck and wagon

A collision betwixt a horse-drawn carriage too a heavy goods vehicle is beingness investigated yesteryear Merseyside Police, inward England.

The possessor of the horse, which was beingness ridden at the fourth dimension yesteryear a 23-year-old woman, called a vet too the Equus caballus had to endure euthanised.

Police are appealing for witnesses to the accident, which occurred on Fri afternoon on Alderwood Avenue, inward Speke.

Officers were called at 1.30pm yesteryear the carriage driver, who reported that the Equus caballus had suffered a serious leg injury inward the collision.

It appears the Equus caballus had a passenger at the fourth dimension of the accident. She suffered a sore cervix inward the collision too was checked yesteryear paramedics earlier beingness taken to infirmary every bit a precaution. Her household unit of measurement stimulate got been informed.

A instant horse, beingness ridden yesteryear a teenage daughter beside the Equus caballus that was hurt, was uninjured.

“This was a actually deplorable incident for everyone involved,” Inspector Sue Simmons said.

“The Equus caballus suffered a broken leg and, sadly, a vet advised that it had to endure pose down.

“Thankfully the other Equus caballus too the ii immature riders were non hurt, only the ii women too the driver stimulate got been left actually shaken.

“We are trying to found precisely how the collision occurred too I would appeal for whatever independent witnesses to telephone telephone us on the 101 non-emergency number.”

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